(Testers of 18.04 Bionic Beaver will need to be patient as the Ubuntu archive is currently in Beta 1 candidate freeze for our packages, but we hope to update the packages there once the Beta 1 is released)

or if it is already added, the updates should become available via your preferred update method.

The PPA can be added manually in the Konsole terminal with the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

and packages then updated with

sudo apt updatesudo apt full-upgrade

PPA upgrade notes:

~ The Kubuntu backports PPA includes various other backported applications, and KDE Frameworks 5.43, so please be aware that enabling the backports PPA for the 1st time and doing a full upgrade will result in a substantial amount of upgraded packages in addition to Plasma 5.12.

~ The PPA will also continue to receive bugfix updates to Plasma 5.12 when they become available, and further updated KDE applications.

~ While we believe that these packages represent a beneficial and stable update, please bear in mind that they have not been tested as comprehensively as those in the main Ubuntu archive, and are supported only on a limited and informal basis. Should any issues occur, please provide feedback on our mailing list [1], IRC [2], and/or file a bug against our PPA packages [3].

]]>Kubuntu 16.04.4 LTS Update Availablehttps://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-16-04-4-lts-update-available/
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:13:52 +0000https://kubuntu.org/?p=3772The fourth point release update to Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) is out now. This contains all the bug-fixes added to 16.04 since its first release in April 2016. Users of 16.04 can run the normal update procedure to get these bug-fixes. In addition, we suggest adding the Backports PPA to update to Plasma 5.8.8. Read more about it:

Warning: 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS upgrades are problematic, and should not be attempted by the average user. Please install a fresh copy of 16.04.4 instead. To prevent messages about upgrading, change Prompt=lts with Prompt=normal or Prompt=never in the /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades file. As always, make a thorough backup of your data before upgrading.

or if it is already added, the updates should become available via your preferred update method.

The PPA can be added manually in the Konsole terminal with the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

and packages then updated with

sudo apt updatesudo apt full-upgrade

18.04 testers:

Will receive this via normal updates in the ubuntu main archive

PPA upgrade notes:

~ The Kubuntu backports PPA includes various other backported applications, and KDE Frameworks 5.43, so please be aware that enabling the backports PPA for the 1st time and doing a full upgrade will result in a substantial amount of upgraded packages in addition to Plasma 5.12.

~ The PPA will also continue to receive bugfix updates to Plasma 5.12 when they become available, and further updated KDE applications.

~ While we believe that these packages represent a beneficial and stable update, please bear in mind that they have not been tested as comprehensively as those in the main Ubuntu archive, and are supported only on a limited and informal basis. Should any issues occur, please provide feedback on our mailing list [1], IRC [2], and/or file a bug against our PPA packages [3].

]]>Plasma 5.12.1 bugfix update lands in backports PPA for Artful 17.10https://kubuntu.org/news/plasma-5-12-1-bugfix-update-lands-in-backports-ppa-for-artful-17-10/
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:35:47 +0000https://kubuntu.org/?p=3748After the initial release of Plasma 5.12 was made available for Artful 17.10 via our backports PPA last week, we are pleased to say the the PPA has now been updated to the 1st bugfix release 5.12.1.

or if it is already added, the updates should become available via your preferred update method.

The PPA can be added manually in the Konsole terminal with the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

and packages then updated with

sudo apt updatesudo apt full-upgrade

IMPORTANT

Please note that more bugfix releases are scheduled by KDE for Plasma 5.12, so while we feel these backports will be beneficial to enthusiastic adopters, users wanting to use a Plasma release with more stabilisation/bugfixes ‘baked in’ may find it advisable to stay with Plasma 5.10.5 as included in the original 17.10 Artful release. Likewise, users who already have Plasma 5.11.5 via the backports PPA can disable the PPA temporarily and wait for more updates before upgrading. KDE will release bugfix updates to Plasma 5.12 following a Fibonacci sequence of weeks since the last release (i.e. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 etc week gaps) detailed in the Plasma release schedule.

Other upgrade notes:

~ The Kubuntu backports PPA includes various other backported applications, and KDE Frameworks 5.42, so please be aware that enabling the backports PPA for the 1st time and doing a full upgrade will result in a substantial amount of upgraded packages in addition to Plasma 5.12.

~ The PPA will also continue to receive bugfix updates to Plasma 5.12 when they become available, and further updated KDE applications.

~ While we believe that these packages represent a beneficial and stable update, please bear in mind that they have not been tested as comprehensively as those in the main Ubuntu archive, and are supported only on a limited and informal basis. Should any issues occur, please provide feedback on our mailing list [1], IRC [2], and/or file a bug against our PPA packages [3].

A Wayland session can be made available at the SDDM login screen by installing the package plasma-workspace-wayland. Please note the information on Wayland sessions in the KDE announcement.

Note: Due to Launchpad builder downtime and maintenance due to Meltdown/Spectre fixes, limiting us to amd64/i386 architectures, these builds may be superseded with a rebuild once the builders are back to normal availability.

The primary purpose of this PPA is to assist testing for bugs and quality of the upcoming final Plasma 5.12 LTS release, due for release by KDE on 6th Febuary.

It is anticipated that Kubuntu Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS will ship with Plasma 5.12.4, the latest point release of 5.12 LTS available at release date.

To update, add the following repository to your software sources list:

ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

or if it is already added, the updates should become available via your preferred update method.

The PPA can be added manually in the Konsole terminal with the command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

and packages then updated with

sudo apt updatesudo apt full-upgrade

Upgrade notes:

~ The Kubuntu backports PPA includes various other backported applications, so please be aware that enabling the backports PPA for the first time and doing a full upgrade will result in a substantial amount of upgraded packages in addition to Plasma 5.11.5.

~ The PPA may also continue to receive updates to Plasma when they become available, and further updated applications where practical.

~ While we believe that these packages represent a beneficial and stable update, please bear in mind that they have not been tested as comprehensively as those in the main Ubuntu archive, and are supported only on a limited and informal basis. Should any issues occur, please provide feedback on our mailing list [1], IRC [2], and/or file a bug against our PPA packages [3].